Experience

Coraggio

• Australia
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director

  • Feb 2017 - 6 years 11 months

  Sydney Coraggio is a peer-to-peer community that sees like-minded business leaders coming together on a monthly basis to be challenged and to challenge others. This group of successful business people share the dream of building and maintaining a great business that fosters innovation and a successful company culture. Its unique peer-to-peer mentoring takes place within structured advisory boards and in a safe, comfortable and professional environment.



Device Technologies Australia

• Co-Founder

  • 1992 - 31 years

  Sydney, Australia Alongside his three partners - Kevin Ryan, John McQuillan and Bill Walker - Peter co-founded Device Technologies Australia. Initially, they worked outside of their office in a garage. Today, this small medical device company is known as one of Australia’s largest privately owned medical device distribution companies. Employing over 750 people in Australia, New Zealand, the USA and the UK, Device Technologies supplies the largest and most diverse range of medical devices, providing access to the… Show more Alongside his three partners - Kevin Ryan, John McQuillan and Bill Walker - Peter co-founded Device Technologies Australia. Initially, they worked outside of their office in a garage. Today, this small medical device company is known as one of Australia’s largest privately owned medical device distribution companies. Employing over 750 people in Australia, New Zealand, the USA and the UK, Device Technologies supplies the largest and most diverse range of medical devices, providing access to the best medical systems available globally. Hence the company’s tagline: Pioneering Possibility. After 25 years, Peter and his business partner Kevin Ryan, completed a Private Equity letdown of shares recently although Peter remains an Executive Director of the company. Show less



Bio Spectrum Australia

• Founder

  • 1978 - 1991

  Sydney, Australia Peter’s experience and knowledge eventually saw him founding Bio Spectrum Australia, an importer of high technology medical devices. This was Peter’s first taste of entrepreneurship and his journey and drive resulted in the introduction of leading edge cardiovascular and urology devices. This huge success meant that eventually, Bio Spectrum was purchased by CR Bard.



USCI

• Marketing & Sales for Cardiovascular Lines

  • 1976 - 1978

  Peter touts his work with the new Angioplasty procedure as being a highlight of his role with USCI.



CR Bard USA

• Associate Product Manager

  • 1974 - 1976

  Sydney, Australia His role with CR Bard saw Peter moving from Australia to the USA where he continued to expand on his knowledge and skill set. Despite moving on from the company, Peter was destined to return to Australia and eventually, the company, to represent CR Bard as the local South East Asia Field Manager.



Charles Thackray UK

• Medical Sales

  • 1972 - 1974

  Peter moved to London and accepted a role selling surgical instruments with Charles Thackray, the original manufacturers of the Charnley hip implant. During his two years with the company, he continued to hone his sales skills and expand his knowledge within the medical sector.



Ramsay Surgical Pty Ltd

• Intern

  • 1964 - 1972

  Melbourne born and raised, Peter moved to Sydney at 20-years-old to take up an internship with the largest medical wholesaler in Australia at the time. Recognising the potential for growth and career development, Peter gained invaluable sales experience during his 9 years with Ramsay Surgical Pty Ltd, before eventually being head hunted by Charles Thackray.